iHeartMedia
Sign in to saveiHeartMedia, Inc., or CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc., formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a company founded by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs in 1972, and later taken private by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners in a leveraged buyout in 2008.
Key facts
- Company.name
- iHeartMedia, Inc.
- Company.logo
- IHeartMedia Logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 250px
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.traded_as
- (Class A Common Stock)
- Company.hq_location_city
- San Antonio, Texas
- Company.hq_location_country
- U.S.
- Company.key_people
- Bob Pittman (chairman and CEO)Rich Bressler(president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer; CEO, Multiplatform Group)Conal Byrne(CEO, Digital Audio Group)
- Company.operating_income
- US-$797.3 million (2023)
- Company.net_income
- US$1.10 billion (2023)
- Company.assets
- US$6.95 billion (2023)
- Company.equity
- US-$384 million (2023)
- Company.num_employees
- 10,800
- Company.products
- Bauer Media Outdoor UKBlack Information NetworkClear Channel OutdoorClear Channel UKEvolutionHowStuffWorksiHeartRadioMediabasePremiere NetworksRadio Computing ServicesTriton DigitalThe Volume
- Company.divisions
- iHeartMedia (sans "Inc." suffix; formerly Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, Clear Channel Radio, et al.)
- Company.homepage
- iheartmedia.com
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Company
IHRT, IHRTB, IHETW- Industry
- Radio Broadcasting Stations
- Exchange
- Nasdaq, OTC, OTC
- Latest filing
- 8-K · 2026-06-04
via SEC EDGAR
Article
51 sectionsContents
- History
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Businesses
- Radio
- Radio acquisitions
- Outdoor advertising
- Television
- Former Clear Channel-owned stations
- Music charts
- News and information
- Worldwide
- Bicycle rental systems
- Vertical Real Estate
- Programming
- iHeartRadio
- Alternative stations
- Hip-hop, Rap, R&B and rhythmic stations
- Smooth jazz
- Dance and EDM
- Talk radio
- News/Talk stations
- Progressive talk
- All-News
- Black Information Network
- Sports talk stations
- Adult standards
- Adult contemporary
- Contemporary hit radio
- Country music
- Classic Hits/Oldies
- Rock
- Spanish
- Religious
- Specialties
- Criticism
- Market share
- September 11, 2001
- Live music recordings
- Indecency zero tolerance
- Concerts
- Production of local programming
- Lack of local staff during emergency
- Rejection of advertising images
- Censorship
- Use of paid actors posing as callers
- iHeartMedia and rock radio
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
iHeartMedia, Inc., or CC Media Holdings, Inc., is an American mass media corporation headquartered in San Antonio, Texas. It is the holding company of iHeartCommunications, Inc., formerly Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a company founded by Lowry Mays and Red McCombs in 1972, and later taken private by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners in a leveraged buyout in 2008.
As a result of the 2008 buyout, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. became a wholly owned subsidiary of CC Media Holdings, Inc. On September 16, 2014, CC Media Holdings, Inc. was rebranded iHeartMedia, Inc., and Clear Channel Communications, Inc., became iHeartCommunications, Inc.
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